Historical Information (Source: CWGC)

East of the tower are the graves of nine airmen, six of whom came from the United Kingdom while three belonged to the Royal Canadian Air Force. Two of the former are not identified.

Served with

• Canadian (3)
• United Kingdom (6)

Served in

• Air Force (9)

Wellington III BJ762 - 29 Mar 434 - 26 Sqdn

Took off 1931 29 Mar 1943 from Dishforth. Shot down by a night-fighter.

Sergeant John Arthur BAILEY (R/141776) Air Gunner

Sergeant John Franklin GUBB (R/145232) Air Bomber  

Flight Sergeant Richard Earl TODD (R/126792) Pilot 

PoW

Sergeant Harvey MARTIN (R/136325)  PoW 1029 L6

Whitley V Z6948 - 08 Nov 41 - 78 Sqdn

Attacked by a German night fighter, causing the first aircraft to crash between Oudemirdum and Nijemirdum. The five crew members were killed. Four crew members are buried here. One member of the crew, Sergeant Bell, was found near Lemmer on November 19, 1941, and is buried in the Lemmer cemetery.

Crew

Sergeant Raymond BOUCHER (759315) Wireless Operator       

Sergeant Donald CAMERON (985637

Pilot Officer George Marshall McCOMBE (104492) Pilot 

Sergeant Gilbert Terence WEBB (924137) Observer

Sergeant John William BELL (754397) Pilot  Lemsterland (Lemmer) General Cemetery,